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Trip Details

Departs: December 12, 2028

Returns: December 19, 2028

Departure Port: Basel

Ship: AmaVenita

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AmaVenita

Ordered as AmaVista, delivered as something else, and nearly identical to AmaSerena

Aboard

  • Launched under the name AmaVista and renamed before she entered service
  • Built by Vahali in Serbia and outfitted at Gendt in the Netherlands
  • Christened at Würzburg with the mayor of the city in attendance
  • Amsterdam is her dominant embarkation port, with fourteen-night combinations available
  • Heated pool with river views, walking track and bicycles carried aboard
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Where You Stop

Basel

Strasbourg

Ludwigshafen

Rüdesheim

Europe

Europe

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